The Christian Democratic Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Kristian Demokrate e Shqipërisë, PKD) is a small
Christian-democratic
Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism.
It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
.
History
The party was established on 26 March 2013.
[Christian Democratic Party of Albania]
CEC
In the
June 2013 parliamentary elections the PKD was part of the Alliance for a European Albania, led by the
Socialist Party
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.
[Results of the 2013 parliamentary elections]
CEC It received 0.5% of the vote, winning a single seat in
Parliament
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.
[ In the 2017 elections the party's vote share fell to 0.2% and it lost parliamentary representation.
]
References
{{Albanian political parties
Political parties in Albania
Political parties established in 2013
2013 establishments in Albania
Christian democratic parties in Europe
Conservative parties in Albania